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I just feel that this word has not only described this class and everyone in it, but I am also posting a link to the paper I am wanting to submit (but there is no drop box for it yet), so here’s… more →
Interaction Culture: The Class Blog
A documentary about the philosopher Slavoj Žižek
Cultural relativism? Stick it where the sun don't shine.
oftheredearth wrote 1 week ago: Despite the fact that it might get you killed in most African countries (because they legislate to k … more →
Epic
Casey Addy wrote 1 week ago: I just feel that this word has not only described this class and everyone in it, but I am also posti … more →
The Myth of Transcendence
williampittam wrote 1 week ago: According to Robert Pogue Harrison, author of Forests: The Shadow of Civilisation (1993), in his ana … more →
Analysis of World of Warcraft FigurePrints
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chadcamara wrote 2 weeks ago: This is a beast of a post (although not as long as some others). I am attempting to make some sense … more →
Which of my identities takes precedence?
fourcultures wrote 2 weeks ago: Mort recently asked the following: Where does cultural cognition reside?Is it within the individual … more →
Oh semiotics, you are so tricksy.
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jenterr wrote 2 weeks ago: I wanted to share a little story of something that happened recently with you as an example of why I … more →
THE ELIMINATION OF CLASSIFICATION
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ceashby wrote 3 weeks ago: On Al Jazeera this weekend, a very interesting debate took place hosted by Avi Lewis regarding The C … more →
Jalou
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gopikann wrote 3 weeks ago: Full disclosure: I ♥ Dolce & Gabbana and I am going to be unabashedly biased towards anything th … more →
Fortify your group with religious belief! Homing in on the God Gene
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fourcultures wrote 3 weeks ago: “Groups fortified by religious belief would have prevailed over those that lacked it, and genes that … more →
Dear Jeff
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cjpage wrote 4 weeks ago: Please post comments on our outlines so I know if I should feel smart or dumb (and so we can use you … more →
Do genes drive culture? New developments in culture-gene coevolutionary theory
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fourcultures wrote 1 month ago: A recently published research paper lends support to the idea that genes and culture influence one … more →
Concurrent Discourses
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jaMEs wrote 1 month ago: In class Jeff was talking about how self is defined by the discourse and that there is no “pup … more →
#approvalmatrix - fourfold typologies make it to Twitter
fourcultures wrote 1 month ago: Here’s an older post from the Savage Minds anthropology blog about Mary Douglas’s grid-g … more →
Pour Me Another
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Dane wrote 1 month ago: (please note that the thoughts contained herein do not reflect my own opinion of Alcoholic Anonymous … more →
It's Metal
Casey Addy wrote 1 month ago: So I took a look at one of the readings for this week, and it talked about how people use language i … more →
Beyond the Culture of Discipline: What makes a Great company and how Cultural Theory can help
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fourcultures wrote 1 month ago: D. Douglas Caulkins, an anthropologist at Grinnell College, Iowa, has used Grid-Group Cultural Theor … more →
How to be a better tipper: Learning and working the four cultures of tipping
fourcultures wrote 1 month ago: Are you one of those people who are never quite sure whether it’s appropriate to leave a tip, or is … more →
The beetroot lesson - the politics of disgust
fourcultures wrote 1 month ago: Martha Nussbaum has recently written a second book on the connections between visceral feelings of d … more →
